Oil-dispensing device



April 2s, 1925.

C. SPAETH OIL DISPENSING DEVICE Filed Jan. 13, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 CHAS SPAETH Hman',

on. DISPENSING DEVICE Filed Jan. 13, 1923 2 sheets-sheet z` Patented Apr. Z3, i925.

1,5.354lil PATENT OFFICE..

CHARLES SPAETH, OF CLEVELAND, l'clO, ASSGNOR TO THE MIARVIEL EQUPLIENT COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPRATION`OF GHO.

y OIL-DISPEN'SING DEVICE.

Application filed. January 13, 1923.

To @ZZ 'whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, CHARLES SPAETH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in an Oil-Dispensing Device, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention comprises an apparatus especially constructed to dispense oil or other liquids with convenience and despatch and without loss and waste, and the apparatus is also designed to prevent theft and unauthorized withdrawal of oil from a supply tank or receptacle having a cover or lid at its top adapted to be .conveniently opened to permit thetank to be filled and its contents inspected.4 rllhe oil is delivered into a measure or vessel adapted to be held in the hand and a free and uninterrupted return flow of the drip or surplus oil to the tank is automatically provided for when the receiving vessel is withdrawn from beneath the delivery spout. The return passage to the tank is perpendicular and straight or without bends or elbows to promote drainage into the tank Without restraint and overflow, either under drip or mere gravity discharge from the delivery spout, or under a forced discharge of the oil in full volume if pumping operations are willfully or inadvertently continued. For other and more specilicobjects and details reference may be had to the following description and annexed drawings; Thus in the drawings l is a front elevation of a complete dispensing apparatus constructed according to `my .invention,`with a receivingl vessel inplace beneath the delivery spout. 2 isa fro-nt view of the apparatus, showing the tank cover tilted into an open position. Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical section of the upper end of a tank and its parts on line 3--3 of Fig. 4, the drain pipe being shown locked in a perpendicular draining posit-ion. 4 is a side view of the pump and drain and a sectional view of the cover and tank.

In garages and other places where oil is being constantly handled and dispensed, it is customary to provide either' stationary or portable supply tanks 2 equipped with delivery spouts or faucets 3 which are usually connected with a pump l .adapted to withdraw a measured or predetermined Serial No. 612,540.

amount of oil from the tank. In the present instance l mount the pump 4l, which may be of any suitable kind or style, upon the top 5 ofthe tank, and provide a lateral discharge pipe 6 at the upper end of a transparent or glass discharge column 7 aiflxed to the pump. A gooseneck delivery spout 'li is detachably secured to pipe 6 by a union and this flange may be perforated to per-V mit a padlock l2 to be detachably connected therewith opposite the opening in the side of the cap. Direct-ly beneath the mouth of the spout and axially in line therewith is a pendulum drain pipe lileiztending upwardly from the center of a hinged cover l5 for a lilling opening 16 in top 5. rlhis filling opening is also directly beneath 'the mouth of the spout, and when the drain pipe is locked within the mouth of the spout by padlock l2 or an equivalent locking device, it is obvious that neither the cover l5 nor the drain pipe 14 can be tilted or removed. rlhe hasp of the padlock projects beneath the lateral flange ll and bars outward movement of the enlarged end of drain pipe lll, but removal of this padlock permits the drain pipe to be tilted to an angle of substantially forty-live degrees as shown in liig. l, and such tilting is easily effected by mere contact oi vthe receiving vessel R with the drain pipe. rlhe limit of movement of the drain pipe may exceed that shown, but inv the present instance the pipe is stopped at that angle by striking the inclined portion 18 at one end of the slot 19 in cover plate l5, and a square shoulder 2O at the opposite end of slot 19 provides a stop when the drain pipe assumes u perpendicular position under the control of a ball or counterweight 2l which is sleeved and fastened upon the lower end of the drain pipe within tank 2.

To permit the drain pipe to assume the desired angle of inclination the counterweight 2l is suspended at some distance beneath and apart from the cover plate, therefore, when tank 2 is full of oil the iro counter-weight is submerged, but a series of lateral outlets 22 within drain pipe 14 relatively near cover plate 15 permit the oil to escape freely and prevent backing up and overflow of the oil at the delivery spout when a sudden rush of oil occurs or if the oil is thick or sluggish in movement as in heavy oils or in cold weather. For the same reason drain pipe 14 is made straight and counterweighted to stand perpendicularly in line wit-h the discharge spout to prevent any check in the flow of the oil after it leaves the spout. Thus, if the operator continues pumping operations inadvertently, or when unauthorized persons seek to withdraw oil from the tank while the drain pipe is upright, the flow of oil through the drain pipe will not be impeded or obstructed by bends or elbows and the oil will circulate freely and not overfiow at the upper end of the drain pipe. rlhe drain pipe may also be made of larger diameter than the discharge opening in the spout to promote rapid drainage under pumping operations.

To permit the drain pipe to tilt and also to be bodily raised within limits in respect to cover plate 15, a semi-circular recess or socket 23 is formed within the upper side of plate 15 wherein a cylindrical bearing or trunnion member 24 on pipe 14 is adapted to rest and rotate. Member 24 is sleeved upon pipe 14 and adjustably fastened thereto by a set screw 25 which is covered and made inaccessible by the straight side or wall 26 of the recess or socket when said bearing member is seated, and socket wall 26 is also covered and concealed by a closely-fitting hood 27 fixed upon the drain pipe by a set screw 28. The upper end of the socket or recess is otherwise open so that the bearing member may be lifted bodily therefrom, providing the drain pipe is not in a perpendicular position and locked within the mouth of the spout. This uplift of the drain pipe is only effected when the hinged cover 15 is to be thrown back as shown in Fig. 2, and when the counter-weight must be raised sufficiently to clear the edge of the filling opening in its arc movement upwardly out of the tank. Thus Fig. 2, shows the shifted separated position of the drain pipe and its fixed parts relatively to the socket within the hinged cover plate. The opposite end walls 29-29 of the socket have adjusting screws 30-30 which permit the cylindrical bearing member 24 to be shifted within limits longitudinally of its axis upon the raised seats 31 within socket 23, thereby permitting the drain pipe to be placed axially in line with the center of the mouth of the spout without shortening or extending the length of spout or changing the iixed setting of the pump on the tank. Hood 27 on pipe 14 covers and protects the socket and bearing member, and one wall 33 of the socket is curved to permit this hood to turn downwardly toward the cover plate in tilting the drain pipe. Cover plate 15 is seated upon a sealing ring 34 which is fastened to the top 5 of tank 2 by screws 35 or in any ether suitable way, and perforated projections 3G may be formed at one side or on opposite sides of this ring and plate to provide a hinge connection 37. Where two sets of such lugs are provided on opposite sides as shown in Fig. 2, one set may be used for a hinge connection and the other set for locking purposes, using a padlock or other locking member. However by employing a single lock at the spout the drain pipe 14 may be locked against sliding and tilting movement and the cover 15 also n'evented from being opened or removed. Instead of using a. padlock l2 may employ instead a snap lock or other self-locking device requiring a key to unlock the same before permitting the drain pipe to be shifted. Thus, after each withdrawal of a measured amount of liquid the drain pipe would return and lock automatically beneath the mouth of the spout.

l/Vhat I claim is:

1. An oil dispensing apparatus, comprising a receptacle having a delivery spout, and an oscillatory drain pipe having a horizontal axis intersecting a straight line from the mouth of said spout to the interior of said receptacle.

2. An oil dispensing apparatus, comprising a receptacle having a delivery spout, a straight drain pipe for said spout pivotally connected with said receptacle, and a counterweight adapted to swing and maintain said pipe' automatically in a perpendicular position axially in line with the mouth of said spout.

An oil dispensing apparatus, comprising a storage receptacle having a dispensing device provided with a spout extending above the top of said receptacle and a drain pipe mounted upon a horizontal axis in a perpendicular oscillatory position upon said receptacle in axial alignment with the mouth of said spout and communicating at its lower end with the interior of said receptacle.

4. An oil dispensing apparatus, comprising a storage tank having a pumping device and a delivery spout and provided with a drain pipe extending on a straight line from the mouth of said spout into the upper cud of said tank, said drain pipe being rotatably mounted on a horizontal axis and provided with a counterweight within said tank.

5. An oil dispensing apparatus, comprising a storage tank having a dispensing pump provided with a delivery spout extending above the top of said tank, and a straight drain pipe mounted perpendicularly upon a rocking support above the top of said tank in line with the mouth of said spout, said pipe extending into said tank and having a counterweight sleeved thereon.

6. An oil dispensing apparatus, comprising a storage tank having a pumping device and dispensing spout, and a cover for said tank having a drain p-ipe mounted to rock thereon on a horizontal axis into a perpendicular draining position beneath the mouth ot' said spout, said pipe connnunieating at its lower end with the interior ot said tank.

7. An oil dispensing apparatus, comprising a tank having a pump-operated dispensing device connected therewith, and a removable cover for said tank having a counter-balanced drain pipe mounted to oscillate thereon on a horizontal axis and extending upwardly into drainage relation with said dispensing device.

8. An oil dispensing apparatus, comprising a storage receptacle having a pump provided with a discharge spout extending above the top of said receptacle, said tank having a lilling opening in its top beneath said spout, a removable cover plate for said opening having a bearing recess therein, and an oscillatory drain pipe having a bearing member seated in said recess.

9. An oil dispensing apparatus, comprising a storage receptacle, a dispensing pump connected with said receptacle having a discharge spo-ut extending above the top of said receptacle, said top having an opening therein beneath said spout, a removable cover for said opening, a drain pipe extending through said cover and mounted in an oscillatory position thereon perpendicularly in line with said spout, and a counterweight affixed to the depending end of said pipe within said receptacle. i

10. An oil dispensing apparatus, comprising a storage receptacle having a hinged cover at its top, a dispensing pump for said receptacle having a delivery spout extending above said top opposite said cover, and a drain pipe mounted on a horizontal axis in an oscillatory position upon said cover in line with the mouth of said spout and having open co-nnnunication through said cover with the interior of said receptacle.

11. An oil dispensing apparatus, comprising a storage receptacle having a cover plate at its top, a dispensing device connected with said receptacle having a delivery spout extending above said cover plate, and a drain pipe for said delivery spout having a horizontal axis in loose detachable oscillatory connection with said cover plate and open at its lower end to the interior of said receptacle.

12. An oil dispensing apparatus, comprising a storage receptacle having a dispensing pump and spout connected therewith, and an oscillatory drain pipe for said spout extending into the upper end of said receptacle having a counterweightthereon and provided with lateral escape openings for the oil above said counterweight.

13. An oil dispensing apparatus, comprising a storage receptacle, a dispensing pump conniected with said receptacle having a delivery spout, a counter-balanced drain pipe supported to osoillate beneath said spout and extending into the upper end of said receptacle, said pipe being open at both ends and provided with lateral outlets intermediate said ends Within the upper end of said receptacle.

14. An oil dispensing apparatus, comprising a storage receptacle having a dispensing pump connected therewith and a delivery spout extending horizontally above said top from said pump, an oscillatory drain pipe having a rocking support at the top of said receptacle and movable to a perpendicular position in line with the mo-uth of said spout, and adjustable. devices associated with said rocking support adapted to permit axial alignment between said drain pipe and the mouth of said spout.

15. An oil dispensing apparatus, comprising a storage receptacle having a dispensing spout extending horizontally above its top, a drain pipe having a cylindrical bearing member sleeved thereon, a supporting member at the top of said receptacle provided with an open socket for said bearing member, and a cap member ixed to said pipe in covering relation to said socket and bearing member.

16. An oil dispensing apparatus, comprising a storage receptacle having a dispensing spout, a cover plat-e for said-receptacle having an open socket at its upper side and a slot at its bottom side open to said socket, a drain pipe opposite said spout extending through said slot and socket having a trunnion member seated within said socket, and means on said pipe covering said socket and trunnion member.

In testimony whereoic I alix my signature hereto.

CHARLES SPAETH. 

